Dictionary

thalamus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈθæləməs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)bor. Latin thalamusbor. English thalamus Borrowed from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed”).

Meanings

1. Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
2. The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
3. A thallus.
4. An inner room or nuptial chamber.

Forms

Deriveds

prethalamus · palaeothalamus · hypothalamus · subthalamus · polythalamous · metathalamus · thalamically · neothalamus · thalamectomy · thalamic

Holonyms

diencephalon

Relateds

thalamo-

Translations (36)

pt tálamo (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · sv talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · cs talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · es tálamo (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · el θάλαμος (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · fi talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · tr talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · cmn 丘腦 /丘脑 (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ja 視床 (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · co talamu (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ca tàlem (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · tr duyu odası (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · de Thalamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ga talamas (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ru тала́мус (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · fr thalamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · uk тала́мус (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · it talamo (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · cs thalamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · kk көру төмпегі (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · pl wzgórze (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · fur talam (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · hu látótelep (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · yue 丘腦 /丘脑 (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · fa تالاموس (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ko 시상 (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · vi đồi não (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · eo talamo (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ar مِهَاد (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · cs hrbolí (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · nl thalamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · vi đồi thị (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · oc talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · ms talamus (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · bn থ্যালামাস (anatomy: structure within forebrain) · hu talamusz (anatomy: structure within forebrain)